Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with was 707,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
707,000 number of cases
Change on year
up 61.4%
World rank
7th
of 41 countries
All-time high
707,000 number of cases
in 2023
All-time low
700 number of cases
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023

Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Burkina Faso, 2016–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2016201920232016: 700 number of cases2017: 4.9k number of cases2018: 42.0k number of cases2019: 513.0k number of cases2020: 515.0k number of cases2021: 682.0k number of cases2022: 438.0k number of cases2023: 707.0k number of cases

Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 707,000 number of cases for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 61.4% on the previous year and up 100,900.0% over ten years.

Burkina Faso ranks 7th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases) in Burkina Faso, 2016 to 2023.
Year number of cases Change
2016 700 number of cases
2017 4,900 number of cases +600.0%
2018 42,000 number of cases +757.1%
2019 513,000 number of cases +1121.4%
2020 515,000 number of cases +0.4%
2021 682,000 number of cases +32.4%
2022 438,000 number of cases -35.8%
2023 707,000 number of cases +61.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 140,150 number of cases 700 number of cases 513,000 number of cases 4
2020s 585,500 number of cases 438,000 number of cases 707,000 number of cases 4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 4 Myanmar 1.30 million number of cases compare
  2. 5 Ethiopia 794,000 number of cases compare
  3. 6 Ukraine 714,000 number of cases compare
  4. 8 Somalia 673,000 number of cases compare
  5. 9 Colombia 293,000 number of cases compare
  6. 10 Nigeria 291,000 number of cases compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Burkina Faso?
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Burkina Faso was 707,000 number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
What is the highest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 707,000 number of cases in 2023.
What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 700 number of cases in 2016.
How does Burkina Faso rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
Burkina Faso ranks 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 100,900.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), published as part of Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases)
Unit
number of cases
Source
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 601 data points, 2009–2023
Last refreshed

Internally displaced persons are defined according to the 1998 Guiding Principles (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/1998/ocha-guiding-principles-on-internal-displacement) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. "New Displacement" refers to the number of new cases or incidents of displacement recorded over the specified year, rather than the number of people displaced. This is done because people may have been displaced more than once.